Total Crime Rate
88.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thomas Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Filton , and the 194th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Way (BS16 1WT) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Filton average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thomas Way (BS16 1WT), the main crime hotspot is near Vanbrugh Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Filton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jekyll Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jellicoe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vanbrugh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | M32 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Casson Drive | Under investigation |
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